Steinbrückenhöhle
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| Steinbrückenhöhle | |
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 Scene from the stone bridge bivouac shelter by the entrance |
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| Location | Loser Plateau |
| Depth | 542 metres |
| Length | 11.7 kilometres |
| Coordinates | |
| Cave Survey | plan |
| Discovery | Cambridge University Caving Club 1999 |
| Geology | Limestone |
| Number of entrances | 6 |
| Translation | Stone bridge cave (German) |
Steinbrückenhöhle (stone bridge cave) was discovered by Cambridge University Caving Club on the Loser Plateau in 1999. The stone bridge itself is disconnected but it is in line with the main entrance and has been developed into a convenient bivouac shelter for cave explorers.
Over the years the floor has been remodelled by filling in holes with stones to create more flat ground. Food must be stored off the floor in hammocks to avoid becoming infested by mice.
As of 2006, the cave has six entrances, has passages of 11.7km in length and a depth of 542m. There are over 380 question marks (unexplored leads) of varying quality in the cave.[1]
The position of the first entrance is: Alt: 1812.40 .[2][3]
The originally discovered entrance A is primarily used as a route to the deepest part of the cave, Razor Dance, a narrow endless rift with numerous pitches.
Most other explorations begin at entrance E, which leads through an awkward crawl to a 30 metre pitch that has a deposit of snow at the bottom most years.[4]
There are numerous small caves in the vicinity which do not connect, the most significant of which is Hauchhöhle. The next nearest large cave is Kaninchenhöhle.
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[edit] Survey
No elevation has been drawn, but the plan survey has been made in Tunnel which has been developed alongside it.
See also the German page on the left pane.
